microlite

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ -lite

Pronunciation

Noun

microlite (plural microlites)

  1. (mineralogy) A basic fluoride of sodium, calcium, tantalum and niobium that is isomorphous with pyrochlore
  2. (archaeology) A microlith

Derived terms

(mineralogy): plumbomicrolite

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Microlite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “microlite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

French

Noun

microlite m (plural microlites)

  1. microlite

Further reading
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